Zimmerman Firm On Saturday Deadline For Contract Talks

"Agent Brodie Van Waganen is in Nationals camp, fueling speculation that he's trying to get something done on the Ryan Zimmerman contract front by Saturday, the deadline the third baseman has imposed on a possible long-term deal. Zimmerman reiterated Wednesday that he will shut down talks with the club if a deal isn't reached by then.

"It's not fair for all these guys here to have to worry about that every day," Zimmerman said. "It's not fair for me to answer questions about that every day. We've got a good team and everybody has to worry about baseball. Everyone's here already and they're working and that's what it needs to be about. It needs to be about that, and not whether this gets done or doesn't. ... If it gets done, great. If it doesn't, I've got two years left and we'll play it out.""